plumber
Plural: plumbers
Noun
- One who installs and repairs water pipes and fittings.
- a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
- One who works in or with lead.
- One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
- One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
- One who installs piping for potable and waste water.
- A person who investigates or prevents leaks of information.
- In the Royal Navy, an apprentice, a boy aged 16 to 18, who is trained in technical skills at the Dockyard Schools to become an artificer.
- A urologist.
Verb
- To botch, ruin (something).
- To work (something) as a plumber.
- To do, work, devise (something).
- To equip (something) with plumbing.
Examples
- If the board gets clogged with too many vowels, you need a PLUMBER to clear it.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English plumber, from Old French plummier (French plombier); from Latin plumbārius, from plumbum (“lead or lead shot”).
The verb sense “to botch” is perhaps from the negative stereotype of the occupation.
Synonyms
pipe fitter, plumb#Verb
Scrabble Score: 13
plumber: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordplumber: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plumber: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
plumber: valid Words With Friends Word